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VP, Financial Reporting | Prudential Financial | Hartford, CT Prudential Financial companies serve individual and institutional customers worldwide and include The Prudential Insurance Company of America, one of the largest life insurance companies in the United States. These companies offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, pension and retirement-related services and administration, asset management, banking and trust services, real estate brokerage franchises, relocation services and, through a joint venture, retail securities brokerage services. For more information, visit http://www.prudential.com. Prudential Retirement is a market leader in providing retirement investment and income products and services to public, private and not-for-profit organizations. With over $150 billion in retirement account values as of September 30, 2007, the business serves the needs of over 3.2 million individual participants and annuitants. In our Full Service line of business, we provide recordkeeping, plan administration, actuarial advisory services, tailored participant education and communication services, trustee services and institutional and retail investment funds. In our Institutional Investment Products line of business, we offer GIC's, funding agreements, institutional and retail notes, structured settlement annuities and group annuities for defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified entities and individuals. The Retirement Finance Group responsibilities include controllership, financial reporting, and planning and analysis for the Retirement businesses, as well as assisting with financial systems support, M&A, and product development. The group operates out of three main locations - Hartford, Connecticut, Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Scranton, Pennsylvania. An outstanding and challenging opportunity as Vice President and Controller of the Full Service Retirement Business is available within the Retirement Finance Group in Hartford, Connecticut. This critical leadership role works closely with senior business management supporting the strategic growth of our Full Service Retirement Business and is charged with managing all aspects of controllership, financial reporting and internal control activities for the business. The individual will be leading a staff of approximately 20 finance and accounting professionals, and their responsibilities will include: Managing the monthly and quarterly accounting close process for the business with over $65 billion in assets and $2 billion in annual revenues Analysis supporting SEC reporting (10K/10Q/MD&A), quarterly earnings releases and analyst calls Analyzing monthly and quarterly key business earnings drivers, including spread and fee-based earnings and related investment results and expense drivers The preparation of quarterly and annual audited GAAP and statutory financial statements for a major insurance company subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. M&A, due diligence and business /financial integration initiatives Managing relationships with internal and independent auditors. Coordinating audit testing of financial statements and annual Sarbanes-Oxley testing and reviews Working closely and developing strong relationships with our actuarial, operations, technology, and product development groups Staff development, training and succession plans JOB REQUIREMENTS: The ideal candidate will have the following experience and skill sets: Strong leadership and communication skills with several years experience managing finance and accounting professionals in a large public company environment Significant GAAP, SEC and Statutory reporting experience in the Insurance Industry. Thorough knowledge of Insurance Industry GAAP and Statutory accounting policies and concepts and internal control policies and procedures. Superior analytical skills with the ability to identify interrelationships among components of financial information to understand and document key drivers of earnings and significant financial trends Undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field, CPA designation with public accounting experience is required Prudential is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: http://prudential.contacthr.com/10180408 or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at https://jobs.prudential.com/apply_online_1.asp?jobid=1158855